Two Young Brothers Die In Fire In Hendersonville
In Green River Mills village at Tuxedo Hendersonville North Carolina two brothers Jerry Russell aged 12 and Arnold Russell aged 10 died when a six room frame home burned early today The mother and four other children escaped The father a mill nightwatchman was at work An unidentified truck driver was credited with warning occupants and neighbors The bodies were found some feet from the bed where they slept
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Hendersonville
N.C
Green River Mills
Tuxedo
Jerry Russell
Arnold
Hess Russell
E. E. Edney
Woman 20 is convicted of second degree murder
Elaine Soule, 20, a Freeport, New York typist, was convicted of second degree murder for the July 24 killing of roommate Catherine Elvins, 19, in Burlingame California. The jury deliberated 2 hours 43 minutes and will decide sentencing between five years and life.
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Redwood City
Calif
Elaine Soule
Elaine
Catherine
Kit) Elvins
Seattle
Burlingame
Soule
Freeport
N.Y
G. Brooks Ice
Keith Sorenson
Frank Blum
Sorenson
Cone Mills Lets Court Settle Back Pay Dispute
Cone Mills Corp will seek court resolution over back pay for about 4,000 workers after an arbitrator awarded roughly 80,000 dollars for a enforced Christmas vacation in 1956. Workers at White Oak Proximity and Edna Mills plants are involved. Union official Scott Hoyman says the arbitration award is legally enforceable and will be pursued in court.
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Greensboro
Cone Mills Corp
Cone
John Bagwill
White Oak
Proximity
Edna Mills
Reidsville
Bagwill
Scott Hoyman
Textile Workers Union
Wetzel to Face Special Term Trial for Patrolman Killing
W. Jack Hooks said he plans to bring Frank Edward Wetzel to trial in Lee County Superior Court for the murder of Highway Patrolman J. T. Brown during a regular term starting March 24 or at a special term. He seeks first degree murder and the death penalty. Wetzel was previously convicted of first degree murder in Richmond County for Patrolman Wister Lee Reece death.
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Goldsboro
N.C
W. Jack Hooks
Frank Edward Wetzel
Lee County Superior Court
J. T. Brown
Hooks
Wetzel
Richmond Superior Court
Wister Lee Reece
Lee Superior Court
Former Ambassador Bowers Dies At 79
Former U S diplomat Rae Bowers died at home in Manhattan aged 79. He served as ambassador to Spain from 1933 to 1939 resigning after the United States recognized Franco. He then led as ambassador to Chile until 1953 and was a noted Jefferson biographer and Democratic figure. He married Sybil McCaslin in 1911 and leaves a daughter Patricia Bowers.
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New York
Claude G. Carrogeery Dogger Aesmans
Manhattan
Rae Bowers
Spain
United States
Francisco Franco
Victor
Bowers
Chile
Eisenhower
Eele
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Indiana Hamilton
Indianapolis
Aer
Indiana
House of Representatives
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
New York World
the World
New York Journal
Sybil McCaslin
Patricia Bowers
Cuba Boosts Gambling Boom Tied to Mob Figures
The piece links Cuba's Riviera casino to a web of figures including Meyer Lansky and Joseph Silesi in a pattern tied to organized crime. It notes casino ownership and management roles across Las Vegas, Cuba, and Florida, with names such as Edward Levinson Wilbur Clark Sam Tucker Jack Lansky and others.
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Joseph Silesi
Joe Rivers
New York
Albert Anastasia
New York City
Silesi
The
Riviera
Meyer Lansky
Murder, Inc
Edward Levinson
Las Vegas
Lansky
Jack
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Wilbur Clark
Desert Inn
Sam Tucker
Cincinnati
McGinty
Morris Kleinman
Cleveland
Willie G. Bischoff
Lefty
New Jersey
Jose Diez
Tampa
Fla
Commodore
State Receives 175 Million For Interstate Road Fund
North Carolina will obtain about 175 million dollars from the federal government for the interstate program after the 1958-59 fiscal year. The figure reflects a needs study by the state and ranks NC 43rd nationwide in allocation. The Charlotte to Canton addition is not in the study and will require separate funding.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. F. Babcock
Washington
Charlotte
Canton
Ohio
Northeth Carolina
Largest live bait packet scorched in Port Huron incident
A large live bait packet burned in Port Huron Michigan with authorities stating no cash value can be redeemed. The incident details remain unclear as investigators assess the burned item and location.
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United States
Port Huron
Mich
Pinkham's Tablets Offered Relief for Women
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets as a remedy for female suffering. It claims 3 of 4 women no longer suffered headaches backache and other pains and promotes lifelong relief with Pinkham's product through blood health and strength.
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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City of
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H. A. Wood
High Point Township
W. F. Hester
Kirkland Hall
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